Bengali groups in UK demand trial of war criminals
Sunday, 16 December 2007
LONDON, Dec 15 (UNB): Speakers at a meeting here demanded that the Bangladesh government should try those responsible for genocide and war crimes during the Liberation War in 1971 under International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973.
The meeting, organised by Jatiyo Samonnoy Committee at East London's Brady Centre, also demanded banning those parties who opposed Bangladesh's independence.
The meeting was addressed, among others, by Jeremy Seabrook, author of 'Freedom Unfinished: Fundamentalism and Popular Resistance in Bangladesh Today', Ahmed Zia of Bangladesh Centre for Genocide Studies, Belgium, Murad Qureshi AM, Labour Group, London Assembly, Gita Sahgal, producer of 'War Crimes File', Ayub Korom Ali of Gono Forum, Shahid Ali, Tower Hamlets deputy mayor, and Al-Amin, secretary of Swedish Nirmul Committee. The meeting was chaired by Ansar Ahmed Ullah and conducted by MA Rauf.
The speakers pledged full support to the initiative taken by the Sector Commanders Forum.
They demanded that the Bangladesh government should take the responsibility to investigate crimes committed in 1971 and the perpetrators to justice.
They also urged the UK government to initiate trial against alleged war criminal Chowdhury Moeenuddin under Geneva Conventions Act 1957.
Farida Banu, sister of martyred intellectual Ghyasuddin Ahmad, had filed a case with the Ramna Police Station in 1997 against two Al-Badr cadres including Chowdhury Moeenuddin for killing her brother on December 14, 1971.
Other speakers at the meeting were Nooruddin Ahmed, chairperson of Muktijuddho o Ganomukti Andolon, Shamsuddin Khan, president of UK Awami League, Abul Hashem, general secretary of UK Awami League, Harmuz Ali, acting secretary of Bangladesh Welfare Association, Sajjad Miah of Brick Lane Business Association, Syed Enam, general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh, UK branch, Ahad Chowdhury Babu, organising secretary of Nirmul Committee, Ishaque Kajal, general secretary of Workers Party, of Bangladesh UK branch, and Abdur Razzak, secretary of JSD, UK branch.
The meeting, organised by Jatiyo Samonnoy Committee at East London's Brady Centre, also demanded banning those parties who opposed Bangladesh's independence.
The meeting was addressed, among others, by Jeremy Seabrook, author of 'Freedom Unfinished: Fundamentalism and Popular Resistance in Bangladesh Today', Ahmed Zia of Bangladesh Centre for Genocide Studies, Belgium, Murad Qureshi AM, Labour Group, London Assembly, Gita Sahgal, producer of 'War Crimes File', Ayub Korom Ali of Gono Forum, Shahid Ali, Tower Hamlets deputy mayor, and Al-Amin, secretary of Swedish Nirmul Committee. The meeting was chaired by Ansar Ahmed Ullah and conducted by MA Rauf.
The speakers pledged full support to the initiative taken by the Sector Commanders Forum.
They demanded that the Bangladesh government should take the responsibility to investigate crimes committed in 1971 and the perpetrators to justice.
They also urged the UK government to initiate trial against alleged war criminal Chowdhury Moeenuddin under Geneva Conventions Act 1957.
Farida Banu, sister of martyred intellectual Ghyasuddin Ahmad, had filed a case with the Ramna Police Station in 1997 against two Al-Badr cadres including Chowdhury Moeenuddin for killing her brother on December 14, 1971.
Other speakers at the meeting were Nooruddin Ahmed, chairperson of Muktijuddho o Ganomukti Andolon, Shamsuddin Khan, president of UK Awami League, Abul Hashem, general secretary of UK Awami League, Harmuz Ali, acting secretary of Bangladesh Welfare Association, Sajjad Miah of Brick Lane Business Association, Syed Enam, general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh, UK branch, Ahad Chowdhury Babu, organising secretary of Nirmul Committee, Ishaque Kajal, general secretary of Workers Party, of Bangladesh UK branch, and Abdur Razzak, secretary of JSD, UK branch.